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Altcoins such as XRP stand to benefit as the Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson predicts a possible increase in the global crypto market cap.
As recently confirmed by The Crypto Basic, Hoskinson said during a recent podcast episode that the crypto sector already serves hundreds of millions of users and creates enough value for many participants to benefit. To him, the market has grown large enough to move beyond constant rivalry.
Cardano Founder Expects Crypto Market to Hit $10T
Interestingly, the Cardano founder expects crypto adoption to rise to about 2 billion users over the next decade as blockchain technology becomes more widely used and better connected with traditional finance.
For context, the latest Triple-A adoption report found that, as of 2024, 560 million individuals, representing 6.8% of the global population, own crypto assets. Hoskinson’s projection expects an addition of nearly 1.5 billion more users.
He believes this growth will result in a significantly larger overall market value. According to the industry leader, the global crypto market could surge to a whopping $10 trillion. With the market now worth $2.96 trillion, this would represent an increase of $7.04 trillion or a 237% surge over a ten-year period.
Hoskinson believes real-world asset (RWA) tokenization could be a major driver of this expansion. Interestingly, financial heavyweights such as BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and SEC Chair Paul Atkins have persistently called attention to the potential of the growing tokenization space.
Possible XRP Price if This Materializes
If the global crypto market indeed grows to $10 trillion from the current value, the implications for altcoins could be tremendous. Specifically, XRP, being the third-largest altcoin (excluding stablecoins), would be one of the biggest beneficiaries of this push.
Today, XRP boasts a market cap of about $113.17 billion, holding above the $100 billion mark despite losing over $57 billion in market value this quarter due to the ongoing crypto market downturn. Also, at the current position, the XRP market cap is down 47% from its all-time peak of $216.69 billion attained in July 2025.
Meanwhile, XRP has a market dominance of 3.829%, considering its current market valuation. If it maintains this market dominance when Hoskinson’s prediction plays out, its market cap would soar to $382.9 billion. While this would represent a new all-time high valuation, the implication on the XRP price may not be as exciting.
Notably, XRP currently boasts a circulating supply of 60.67 billion tokens. As a result, a market cap of $382.9 billion would translate to a price of $6.31 per token. However, if XRP reclaimed its 2025 peak market dominance of 5.556%, its market cap would hit $555.6 billion if the crypto market reaches $10 trillion. This translates to a price of $9.14.